Transmission lock



y 1936- A. A. SUNDIN- TRANSMISSION LOCK Filed Oct. 2, 1934 INVENTOR HIS ATTORNEYS Patented May 19, 1936 :rmss OFFICE :My. invention relates -to:transmission docksi and has among-its objectsraridadvahtagesthegprovision of an improved.deviceiforlockingimgear shift .leven its neutral-position.

:A furthers-obj ect is :tozprovide atrlocleiapplicable to gear shift levers :of "conventionaludesign.

A further objectis to;provide'alockingimechanism actuated through the medium ofiaicombinationlock.

In the accompamringxdrawing:

Fig- 1 is a tog :plan vievsillustratingrtheiinvention;

- Fig. 2 is; a sectionalzview: along theilineii2-2zof Fig.1;

Fig. 3 is a sectionalz-vievtaaiong:thezlinei3-e3zof Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a bottom caseicover;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5--5 20 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view invention; and

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of a latch collar.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my 25 invention, I make use of a conventional transmission case cover I8 having the usual hollow standard l2 provided with an integral flange l4 comprising a bearing for the swivel ball l6 carried by the gear shift lever I8.

I mount a tubular latch member 28 upon the reach 22 of the gear shift lever below the swivel ball l6. This tubular member is provided with a long reach 24 and a short reach 26 lying within recesses 28 and 38, respectively, cut in the swivel 35 ball l6. No change is made in the swivel ball l6 other than to remove sufficient material to provide the recesses 28 and 38.

I arrange the reaches 24 and 26 in diametrically opposite relation with respect to the gear shift lever so as not to interfere with the conventional lugs 32 projecting inwardly from the hollow standard l2 and having their inner ends lying within the recesses 34 in the swivel ball l6. Two small recesses 3| are cut in the flange M to accommodate the reaches 24 and 26.

A washer 36 is loosely positioned upon the gear shift lever and is supported in spaced relation with the swivel ball l6 through the medium of 50 a spring 38. A collar 48 is operatively connected with the washer 36, and is provided with bayonet slots 42 cooperating with the pins 32 for placing the spring 38 under the proper tension. The collar 40 and its associated structure is old and well 55 known in the art.

plan viewiofrthetransmission of a part of the (CNN-+128) Upon-the'awasher 36 and. about the gear shift leveri 8. I. mount-:a spring. A .U.-shaped bracket 46 is mounted upon the gear shift lever. This .:bracketis .provided-with' an opening 48 in its bight ,-56ifor&the reception; ofv the lever, and the leg ..parts-.-52; aresprovided with lugs 54 arranged to be ggpositionedwithinirecesses'56 in the reaches 24 :and26. .The-materialof' the bracket 46 is of such iaenature that-the 'legsifmay. be flexed to permit he-lugs 54 tooberaligned th the recesses 56 by :positioni-ng: theclegsi-521between the reaches 24 ..and 26. :Aafter .the..-legs.52 spring back to their Lworiginalccondition,.the .bracket 46 will be firmly ,conneoted with the reaches 24:.and 26, as indicated .in.-F ig.:3. 1..Ihus. .thelspring fl is held. under com- .:-pression..inabutting relation-with the washer 36 u o .'.The tubular. member- 20 is. arranged insliding relation with the part 22 of the gear shift lever, but the spring 44 tends to hold the member 28 in the dotted line position of Fig. 3. Any downward shifting of the member 20 from the dotted line position of Fig. 3 must be made against the tension of the spring 44.

In Fig. 3, I illustrate the position of the member 20 for locking the gear shift lever in its neutral position. At this time the fingers 58 projecting beyond the tubular member 26 are positioned within the recesses 60 in the two gear shift bars 62. These bars are of conventional design and are slidably housed between plates 64 and 66 mounted in rigid assembly upon the cover through the medium of rivets 68. It will thus be seen that the fingers 58 prevent shifting of the lever I8 from its neutral position.

Means for latching the tubular member in the locking position of Fig. 3 comprises a housing 16 made up of two parts 14 and i6 riveted together at 18. Before the parts are riveted together, the flanges 88 of the parts are positioned within the groove 82 cut in the outer wall of the hollow standard l2 for connecting the housing to the standard. Within the housing I position a combination lock 84 operatively connected with a latch bolt 86 arranged to project over the upper end of the reach 26 for latching the member 20 in the depressed position of Fig. 3. This combination lock comprises a dial part 88 having an operating extension 90 rotatably mounted upon a bolt actuating pin 92. This lock is of standard construction and need not be described in detail.

In Fig. 2, I illustrate the bolt 86 as extending over the end of the reach 26. I curve the end of the reach 24' at 94 to provide an operating member which may be stepped on for depressing the standard l2 provides an effective connection between the housing 10 and the standard. Of course, the patterns and molds, through the medium of which the tubular standard l2 and the swivel ball l2 are constructed, may easily be changed to provide a construction to be used in connection with my invention. The combination lock eliminates the objection to key locks because of the ease with which keys may be duplicated.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully describe my invention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

Iclaim: V l. A transmission case mechanism having a pair of recessed bars shiftable mounted thereon, said transmission case mechanism including a tubular standard having a bearing in the nature of a flange, a gear shift lever having a portion arranged Within the tubular standard, a swivel ball fastened to the gear shift lever and arranged in operative relation with said bearing, said gear shift lever having an end arranged in selective relation with the recesses in said gear shift bars, said bearing and said swivel ball being provided with aligned recesses, a tubular latch member slidably mounted upon the exterior of that portion of the gear shift lever positioned within the tubular standard, said latch member having mounted on reaches housed within said aligned recesses, a washer loosely mounted on the gear shift lever, a spring positioned in abutting relation with the washer and said swivel ball, means connecting the washer with the tubular standard for placing said spring under compression, a second spring mounted on said washer and about the gear shift lever, a bracket slidably mounted on said gear shift lever and upon said second spring, said bracket having lugs within recesses in said reaches, toconnect the reaches the second spring and the bracket into an operative assembly, the assembly being shiftable against the tension of the second spring for positioning the tubular latch member within said recesses, to render the gear shift lever inoperative with respect to the gear shift bars, a housing said tubular standard, a lock enclosed within the housing and operable from a position exteriorly of the housing, said lock including a movable bolt arranged to be positioned in abutting relation with one of said reaches with the second spring under increased compression for holding the tubular latch member in the position rendering the gear shift lever inoperative.

2. In a gear shift lever look, a tubular latch member slidably mounted upon the lever, said latch member including two. extensions, spring means for holding the latch in an inoperative position, said spring means including a U-shaped member having an opening in its bight part for loosely receiving the gear shift lever, the ends of said U-shaped member being detachably connected with said extensions, an abutment carried by said gear shift lever, and spring means positioned between said abutment and the bight of said U-shaped member.

ALBERT A. SUNDIN.

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